MEMPHIS: The Tigers are returning a decent number of starters on the offensive end, but none of those are quarterbacks. But new head coach Justin Fuente will run his up-tempo offense through QB Jacob Karam, a transfer from Texas Tech. Karam's No. 1 target will be sophomore WR Kevin Wright (36 rec, 398 yds), who is an athletic specimen at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds. The broken running game from last season will again lean on the oft-injured Jerrell Rhodes (152 yds, 2 TD in 3 games). Defensively, this team can't get much worse (491 YPG, 4th-most in FBS) despite the loss of first round NFL draft pick, DT Dontari Poe. The front seven performed very well this spring and shows promise of being a better run-stopping unit, and hopefully eclipsing 14 sacks from last year. Fortunately, almost every member of the secondary is back from last year and that experience can only help a unit that finished dead last in the nation in passing yards allowed (299.4 YPG).

E CAROLINA: The Pirates will be a much different team than they have been in past years, with the departure of QB Dominique Davis who threw for 7,192 yards and 62 TD in two seasons. Junior Rio Johnson (20-for-29, 157 yds, 1 INT in career) will take over under center for Ruffin McNeill's pass-heavy offense. This team is loaded with talent at the WR position, led by Justin Hardy (658 rec yds, 6 TD) and WR/TE Justin Jones (3 TD in season finale). RB Torrance Hunt (489 rush yds) will likely get the bulk of carries. On the defensive side of the ball, this team is getting playmakers back in its front seven, as well as the linebacking corps. C-USA Freshman of the Year MLB Jeremy Grove (45 solo tackles, 77 assists) is the anchor of the unit. The defense will be a strong suit for East Carolina while the offense's job will dramatically shift from airing out the football to cutting down mistakes after having the 2nd-worst turnover margin in FBS.